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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Nitrolee (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Nitrolee. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Nitrolee is located in Chester County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.

Below are the counties that are near Nitrolee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nitrolee:

  • Chester County     (The home county of Nitrolee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Great Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fort Lawn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lando
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cornwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Edgemoor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eureka Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayle Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Smith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lowrys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • White Plains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Mitford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • Adger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Winnsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Ridgeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Smallwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
    • Rion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Blair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jenkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kershaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Westville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shepard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Elgin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Spring Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Cassatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Irwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Lancaster Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Caskey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Elgin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Lancaster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heath Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Springdell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Primus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Primus is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
    • Camp Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Blythewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Catawba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Roddey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Rock Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • McConnells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • India Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • India Hook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.
    • Jaars
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Waxhaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <1>
    • Mineral Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Marvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Altan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Altan is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nitrolee, see our County-by-County Page for Nitrolee.

Cemeteries Near Nitrolee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nitrolee.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Nitrolee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nitrolee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gunthorne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Howze Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Browns - Strouds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blakles, Caldwells & Strouds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Covenanter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Nitrolee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nitrolee.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nitrolee, with the one closest to Nitrolee listed first.

  • Rossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Bascomville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bascomville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
  • Fort Lawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Wellridge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
  • Caskey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
  • Richburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Pleasant Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Landsford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Landsford is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
  • Knox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodward
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nitrolee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nitrolee.

Newspapers Published in Nitrolee ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nitrolee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nitrolee, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nitrolee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nitrolee:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nitrolee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nitrolee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.